GA Friendly airports
airport | location | references | |||
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YADY | Adaminaby | Quite a walk into town down hill, across a narrow high traffic-volume bridge, and then a slog backup hill. A bakery and a cafe is usually open to cater to the high volume of tourism traffic. The new Adaminaby Snowy Scheme Museum is an attraction to be seen. https://visitadaminaby.au/What-to-Do-in-the-Adaminaby-and-Lake-Eucumbene-Area.php | |||
YCRG | Corryong | A brisk walk slightly up hill to the main street of a quaint Victorian town - watch out crossing the road. Corryong Snowy River Bush Festival April, and the Corryong Cup annual hang gliding from Mt Elliot January. No landing fees. http://www.murrayriver.com.au/corryong/events/ | |||
YCTM | Cootamundra | No landing fees. Car speed testing occasionally on weekends - check NOTAMs. https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/country-nsw/riverina/cootamundra/events | |||
YCWR | Cowra | FlyOz flight training. No landing fees. https://www.visitcowra.com.au/whats-on-in-cowra-events-calendar/#/grid | |||
AU-2052 Lockhart airstrip | NSW | a nice well-maintained grass airstrip with a walk close to town via the golf-course. No landing fees. https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/country-nsw/riverina/narrandera/events | |||
YILA | Milawa Vineyard Airport | short grass strip, often wet on the southern end. Call ahead to check conditions. M20J can operate in and out of this airstrip. https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attractions-g552212-Activities-Milawa_Victoria.html | |||
YIIT | Mitta Mitta International Airport | It is quite a walk to the village along the Omeo highway https://humanitix.com/au/events/australia/mitta-mitta | |||
YNAR | Narranderah | No landing fees. https://tourism.narrandera.nsw.gov.au/events | |||
YMBT | Mt Beauty | A wonderful town to visit with a short walk around the holding pond. Note this is a one-way runway due to terrain clearance. You IFR guys need to circle down within a confined valley and all aircraft to look out for glider activity, winch launching and ridge soaring. Hang-gliders also occasionally operate from some areas. https://www.visitmountbeauty.com.au/event-search/ | |||
YPOK | Porpunkah | https://www.ypok.org.au/land-at-ypok quite a way from town. I have also walked to Bright. https://humanitix.com/au/events/australia/porepunkah |
YSWG | Wagga Wagga | Recent council changes for FY2025-2026 removal of resident-aircraft restriction from Annual Landing Permits https://visitwagga.com/calendar |
YTEM | Temora | R 05/23 has to be one of the longest runways in regional NSW, with PAL and taxiway to the hardstand. Skyfuel is currently very attractive with a price of $2.645 per litre May-2025. https://temora.com.au/events | |||
YTMU | Tumut | undergoing refurbishment, with new tax-ways and runway extensions. No landing fees. https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/snowy-mountains/tumut-area/events |